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Fort Worth Middle School Students Arrested Following School Fight

Fort Worth Middle School Students Arrested Following School Fight

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Five Fort Worth middle school students are facing criminal charges following a school fight. According to the Fort Worth Police Department, the fight happened at Rosemont Middle School Tuesday morning. A Fort Worth Police Officer assigned to the school and a security guard were hit the face and knocked down when…MORE

WATCH: Crews Work to Demolish “Leaning Tower of Dallas”

WATCH: Crews Work to Demolish “Leaning Tower of Dallas”

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The infamous “Leaning Tower of Dallas” still stands more than a week after becoming an internet sensation. The elevator shaft of an old building near HWY 75 and Haskell was exposed during a building implosion that took everything surrounding it to the ground. People from across the metroplex and around the country…MORE

Lewisville Police Seize $1.2 Million in Meth in Department’s Largest Drug Bust in History

Lewisville Police Seize $1.2 Million in Meth in Department’s Largest Drug Bust in History

LEWISVILLE  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Acting on a tip about a suspicious trailer, the Lewisville Police Department seized almost 595 pounds of methamphetamine in the largest drug bust in the department’s history. The drugs, worth an estimated street value of $1.2 million, is also the largest bust for the department’s K-9 Stryker. According to a police…MORE

Ooopsie! Joe Biden Asks South Carolinians To Support His U.S. Senate Campaign

Ooopsie! Joe Biden Asks South Carolinians To Support His U.S. Senate Campaign

South Carolina (WBAP/KLIF)  Just ahead of the South Carolina primary on Saturday, presidential candidates are busy stumping for votes across the state. Former Vice President Joe Biden who thus far has had a dismal showing in early contests made a glaring ‘ooopsie’ Monday by telling a crowd that he’s a “Democratic candidate for the “United States…MORE

Trump Calls for ‘Liberal-Leaning’ SCOTUS Justices to Recuse From Cases Involving Him

Trump Calls for ‘Liberal-Leaning’ SCOTUS Justices to Recuse From Cases Involving Him

NEW DELHI (AP) – (AP) – President Trump is repeating his call for two liberal-leaning Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from cases involving him or his administration. Trump said Tuesday in India that he doesn’t know how Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor “cannot recuse themselves for anything Trump or Trump related.” Trump…MORE

Texas Secretary of State Rolls Out Voter Education Campaign as Early Voting Surges

Texas Secretary of State Rolls Out Voter Education Campaign as Early Voting Surges

Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Early voting continues in record numbers across Texas, in counties with the highest voter registrations. On day five of early voting Saturday, stats show that over 322,000 Texans had already cast ballots. Early turnout is high in both Democratic and Republican primaries, with Democrats outpacing republicans by over 42-thousand. Voting continues…MORE

Former UT Austin Tennis Coach Sentenced For Role In College Admissions Scandal

Former UT Austin Tennis Coach Sentenced For Role In College Admissions Scandal

BOSTON (AP) – The former men’s tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin sprinted away from reporters and his lawyers after he was sentenced to six months in prison for his role in a college admissions scandal. Michael Center was sentenced Monday to six months in prison for taking a $100,000 bribe in…MORE

As Bernie Sanders Surges, Texas Liberals Take Their Own Shot

As Bernie Sanders Surges, Texas Liberals Take Their Own Shot

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren endorsed her, Texas’ largest labor union is on her side andshe surpassed $1 millionin donors. Jessica Cisneros, who at 26 would become the youngest member of Congress, is the best shot liberal activists could’ve taken for a win in the 2020 election. But it’s not clear…MORE

Plano Church Leader Sentenced in Sexual Assault of Young Girl

Plano Church Leader Sentenced in Sexual Assault of Young Girl

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A Plano church volunteer is sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl. The Collin County District Attorney’s Office said Monday that 45-year-old Everardo Raul Sanchez-Cabrera of Plano, was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. “We expect our church leaders,…MORE